furtherance
NounUS[fur-ther-uhns]/ˈfɝθɚəns/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of somethingSynonyms: promotionadvancementType of encouragement
- the advancement of some enterprise“his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career”Synonyms: forwardingpromotionType of advancement, progress
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fur′ther·ance noun
The act of furthering or helping forward; promotion; advancement; progress.
I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furthersnce and joy of faith.— Phil. i. 25.
Built of furtherance and pursuing, Not of spent deeds, but of doing.— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54